Buffalo Diocese to Hold Meetings on Allocation of $150M Settlement

Buffalo Diocese to hold meetings on allocation of $150M settlement

The settlement plan remains subject to approval in in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Buffalo Diocese taps parish funds for $150 million abuse settlement

Diocese begins meeting with pastors to determine amounts BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Diocese of Buffalo is now deciding where it will get the money to fund a recently announced settlement with more than 900 survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests.  The diocese confirmed in a news release Thursday that some of the $150 million settlement will come from individual parishes. The pastors of those churches are now being called downtown to learn just ho…

Diocese of Buffalo hosts meetings regarding allocation of settlement

The Diocese of Buffalo is hosting internal meetings with priests in the diocese to discuss the allocation strategy to be utilized to fund the $150 million settlement that will include contributions from the diocese, its parishes and Catholic affiliates. On April 22, the Diocese of Buffalo and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors announced the material terms of a settlement in principle in the Chapter 11 case filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy…